Head Start programs must ensure that all staff, consultants, and contractors have the necessary knowledge, training, experience, and skills to fulfill their roles effectively. These resources provide guidance on establishing staff qualifications and identifying the relevant qualities, skills, and capacities to consider when hiring staff. Learn how to identify best practices for meeting the Head Start Program Performance Standards on staff qualifications.
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Explore this brief to learn how to find and hire the right candidate to fill an infant/toddler teaching position. Learn ways to match potential applicants with the necessary knowledge, skills, and competencies.
Learn ways to find and hire the right candidate to fill a child development specialist position. Explore how to match applicants with the necessary knowledge, skills, and competencies.
Obtaining a child development associate (CDA) credential can be difficult. Learn how one grantee uses innovative strategies to help child care partner staff members obtain their required credentialing.
Learn to identify appropriate practices for meeting the Head Start Program Performance Standards on staff qualifications.
Review qualification and skill requirements for Head Start directors, fiscal officers, service area managers, family child care providers, home visitors, center-based teachers and assistant teachers, and coaches.
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Explore excerpts from the Head Start Program Performance Standards (HSPPS) around staff qualifications.